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Barbara
   The sleep pattern you mention is a classic for depression and
depression seems to go hand 'n glove with PD. Have you checked with
your Dr?
   Good Luck
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> Subject: Sleep
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> To All:
>
> I was diagnosed with PD in June.  I am 58 yrs old and still working.
I
> take Eledepryl twice a day (the second one at noon) and Amantadine
twice a
> day (the second one around 5:00 PM).  My problem is sleeping.  I
don't
> have any problem going to sleep, but somewhere between 2:30 AM and 3:
30
> AM, I wake up and am very restless the rest of the night. I have
tried
> taking Benadryl at night, but it doesn't seem to help.  I was always
a
> person who went to sleep as soon as my hear hit the pillow and would
sleep
> soundly until the alarm went off.  I would occassionaly have to get
up
> during the night, but would immediately go back to sleep.  Now it
takes be
> about 1/2 hr to go to sleep and once I wake up during the night, I
will
> wake up 10-12 times and have trouble going back to sleep.  My
question is
> this something I am going have to live with the rest of my life?
Needless
> to say, I am very tired all of the time.  I would like to add that I
used
> to take a short nap when I cam home from work.  I even cut that out
> thinking that I would sleep better at night.
>
> My main symptoms are tremor in my right foot, leg and hand, some
rigidity
> on my right side and some toe curling in my right foot (not bad
enough to
> give me cramps as I have seen on this list).
>
> This list as been very helpful to me in understanding PD.  I am
grateful
> that I am still in the early stages and hopeful that something new
will
> come along before I get much more advanced.
>
> Thank you in advance of any advice you can give me.
>
> Dora Walters
>
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